A 29-Year-Old Client Living with Parents Has Few Interpersonal Relationships

question 27

Multiple Choice

A 29-year-old client living with parents has few interpersonal relationships.The client states,"I have trouble trusting people." Based on Erikson's developmental theory,which should the nurse recognize as a true statement about this client?

• A)The client has not progressed beyond the trust versus mistrust developmental stage.
• B)Developmental deficits in earlier life stages have impaired the client's adult functioning.
• C)The client cannot move to the next developmental stage until mastering all earlier stages.
• D)The client's developmental problems began in the intimacy versus isolation stage.

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